Gaza employees victims of political maneuvering
Gaza government employees have not received salaries in over a year in some cases due to political disputes.
NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip — Mohammed Baroud, a teacher in Gaza, has been waiting for five months to receive his salary from the government. Baroud, along with 40,000 other employees in the Gaza Strip, has not been paid in full since the formation of the Palestinian unity government and continues to work unpaid.
Baroud, from the Nuseirat area in central Gaza, told Al-Monitor that a year ago, before the formation of the unity government, he and his colleagues were paid part of their salaries. However, the new government headed by Rami Hamdallah does not recognize them as employees in Gaza, although they continue to report to work.
